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No. 463,846. Patented Nov. 24, 1891.

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ELY SUTCLIFFE AND GEORGE EDWVARD SUTCLIFFE, OF MIRFIELD,

ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR WASHING, DYEING, AND TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,846, dated November 24, 1891.

Application filed January 14, 1891.

To all whom-it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ELY SUTCLIFFE and GEORGEEDWARDSUTOLIFFE,cotton-spinners, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, of the Britannia Mill, Mirfield, in the county of York, England, have invented. an ImprovementinApparatus for Washing, Dyeing, and Treating Textile Materials, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relatesto the treatment of cotton and'wool sliver or warps, wool tops, raw cotton, and other textile materials, and has for its object to obtain a regular and com: plete penetration of the liquors throughout the masses of materials under treatment, \Ve apply the materials in masses around a hollow revolving shaft and we discharge the dyeing or treating; liquors into and from the interior of this shaft through perforated pipes into 'the said masses. While the liquor is thus forced through the materials the shaft carrying the masses is caused to revolve,

which has the effect of constantly changing ghe directions in which the liquor tends to Our invention can be best described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a sectional front elevation of a machine specially adapted for the dyeing of sliver. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same machine. Fig. 3 illustrates a modification whereby, the machine is adapted for the treatment of raw cotton or other raw or loose textile materials.

In Figs. 1 and 2, a a are the masses of sliver, and b is the hollow shaft. The masses a are preferably formed by coiling the sliver upon a perforated tube, which is placed in an upright position in the center of the coilercan, in accordance with a patent issued to us on May 14, 1889, and numbered 403,30. lVllen so formed, each mass of sliver contains a perforated tube a, which extends from end to end, the sliver being kept on the tube by means of metal end plates. The hollow shaft Z) is formed with gudgeons 1) 17 which are adapted to revolve in bearings carried by standards 0 0'. Upon the gudgeon b is fixed a worm-wheel d, and withfrhis gears a worm Serial No. 377,775. (No model.)

6, which is fixed upon a cross-shaft f, which charge-pipe of' a centrifugal pump Z. The

suction-pipe Z of this pump communicates with a well m, which is formed in a trough or cistern m, which is fixed below the shaft Z). The shaft of the pump is driven by means of a belt, which acts upon the belt-pulley Z Upon the shaft 1) are secured two polygonal frames b 12 which carry eight cross-bars n, or disks or close end platesmight take the places of these frames. The shaft 1) is formed with eight rows of hollow paps, in which are fixed hollow cones or discharge-plugs b Each of the cross-bars n is provided with four solid or closed cones or plugs 0, which are fitted to slide to and fro in bored recesses formed in the cross-bar. Each of these cones 0 can be slid in and out by turning a screw p. The cross-bars n and 0 are adapted to enter the ends of the perforated tubes a in the masses of sliver. When a coil or mass of sliver is placed in position with one end of its inner tube placed upon a cone 1), the corresponding cone 0 is forced up by turning its screw so that the cone is forced into the end of the tube, the tube being at the same time forced For convenience of description we will suppose the machine to be used in dyeing the sliver. To facilitate the penetration of the dye it is preferable that the masses of sliver should be damped or soaked in water until thoroughly .wet through before being mounted in the machine. If this has not been done, we supply the trough with water in the first instance and heat the water by injecting steam into it, and we operate the machine in the manner hereinafter set forth with reference to the use of dye. The trough having been charged with dye-liquor, we set the drivingshaft 1' and the pump in motion. Liquor will then be Withdrawn from the trough and be forced into the hollow shaft Z), whence it passes through the hollow cones Z)" into the perforated tubes ct in the masses of sliver and permeates said masses escaping in streams issuing in all directions from the same. There is naturally a tendency for liquor to flow downward, so that if the masses were stationary the lower masses would be more acted upon by the dye than the upper, and the lower ends of some masses and the under sides of others would be more acted upon than the other parts, so that there would be an irregularityin the result. This is prevented by the rotation of the shaft b and of the masses around the common center that is to say, the axis of such shaftwhereby the relative positions of the masses are being constantly changed, each mass being turned completely overduriug each revolution of the shaft with its added masses. It will thus be seen that the directions in which the liquor will tend to flow will be constantly changing, so that great regularity in the effeet is produced. This rotating movement of the masses also enables us to use a lower fluid-pressure. If themasses were stationary, it would be necessary to force the liquor through at high pressure in order to compel it to flow upward; but the result would not be satisfactory, as the high pressure would cause the liquor to force its way out in large streams through parts offering the least resistance and the sliver would be damaged and regularity of effect would not be obtained.

In our machine we do not require a high pressure of liquor, and a centrifugal circulating-pump answers the requirements. It will be seen that in the case of each mass the two sides which are upon a horizontal line are not reversed, and it may be supposed that there will be less liquor flowing through these sides. Complete regularity of eifect might be ob tained by causing each mass to revolve upon its axis as it was being carried around the common center; but this would greatly complicate the machine and we have not found it necessary, for the reason that if the desired regularity is not obtained it is only necessary to stop the machine at intervals and to turn each mass about a quarter round.

There maybe less or more than four masses in each row and less or more than eight rows arranged around the common center. Any suitable gearing may take the place of the worm-gearing for actuating the shaft Z).

In Fig. 3 the frame If is made in the form of a wheel, which is divided by radial part1- tions 11 in to compartments which are provided with perforated doors I). The sides b of the wheel and the partitions b may or may not be perforated. The perforated pipes 7' are in this case attached by one end to the central hollow shaft 1), and may be round or flat in cross-section or be of asuitable section. The compartments are to be filled with the raw cotton or material to be treated, the doors being then closed and secured. The operation of the machine would then be the same as that of the machine first de scribed, with the exception that in place of stopping the machine at intervals to turn the masses round it might be admirable tostop at intervals to rearrange the material within the compartments. An important advantage arising out of the working of our machine is that we can work with a small quantity of dyeing-liquor, as the materials have not to be immersed, so that there is avgreat saving in dyeing materials, especially in the cases wherein the dye-bath is liable to rapid deterioration.

hat We claim isv 1. The machine for dyeing or treating with liquors textile materials in the formof sliver, consisting of a hollow shaft I), provided with delivery-orifices at bf, frames 1), standards 0 c, cross-bars n, cone-plugs 0, screws 19, driving-gearing (Z, c, f, g, h, 27, and j, a pump 1 for forcing liquor into said hollow shaft with driving pulleys Z suction -pipe Z, and discharge-pipe 71: with its connection is with the interior of the shaft '1), substantially as set forth.

2. In a machine for dyeing or treating with liquor coiled sliver, the hollow shaft I), having a fluid-tight connection with the discharge-pipe 7a of a circulating-pump Z for forcing liquor into said hollow shaft, the discharge-cones b the frames b the cross-bars n, the cone-plugs 0, the setting-up screws 19, and the trough m, opening into the suctionpipe Z of the pump, in combination with gearing for rotating the said shaft and for driving the circulating-pump, substantially as set forth.

3. In a machine for dyeing or treating with liquors coiled sliver, the revoluble frame I)" with its central hollow shaft 1) andcross-bars n, the hollow discharge-pin gs b and the hollow neck 0 working in a gland inthe fixed framing, in combination with a circulating-pump for forcing liquor into said hollow shaft and with gearing for revolving the said revoluble frame, substantially as set forth.

In a machine used in dyeing coiled sliver, the revoluble frame I)? with its hollow shaft 1) b b and cross-bars n, the hollow (liseharge-plugs b the adjustable plugs 0, and the screws 1), in combination with the perfo-- In witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands inpresenee of two witnesses.

ELY SUTCLIFFE. GEORGE EDWARD SUTCLIFFE.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM WADDINGTON,

HAROLD BREARLEY. 

